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Memory loss after pregnancy?
I gave birth to my baby 6 months ago, and everything was fine during the pregnancy. But about a month ago I noticed, that I'm really forgetful, I'm messing up my words, in putting things in wrong places and when I'm trying to explain something I'm getting angry very quickly because I can't explain what I'm meaning in my head, I can't explain it properly. I'm really worried, I'm only 21. And it's getting bad because my family is starting to notice and saying the words that I mean for me. I'm scared to go to the dr incase it is something serious. Is this normal? And have you experienced it? Thank you so much.
No cruel answers please.
3 Answers
- amadaLv 78 years agoFavourite answer
It is most probably due to lack of sleep.
You probably get less sleep than you used to.
But also get your thyroids checked.
You may have hypothyroid , and pregnancy and giving birth may have triggered it.
If so, you'll have to take a med first thing in the morning for the rest of your life and it'll be allright.
If it's hypothroid then it's really important to get the medication.
So, please go to a doctor.
P.S.
If you have pregnancy induced hypothroids, the baby should be checked too.
It's important to diagnose it if you have it, because the consequences may be serious, but the treatment is really no big deal.
- Katherine WLv 78 years ago
If it is something serious, the doctor might be able to help. If it's something serious and you don't go to the doctor, it may get worse. If it's nothing serious and you go to the doctor, you get relief from worry. If it's nothing serious and you don't go to the doctor, you keep worrying.
Therefore the only bad result is if you don't go to the doctor. So go.
If you were your own mom, and this was your child you were talking about, you would have your child into the doctor's office so fast it would make your head spin. So why treat yourself worse than you would treat your own child. Get to the doctor.
Chances are, it's just lack of sleep from having a baby, combined with stress. A doctor can help, either by treating what you have or by relieving your worry.
- 5 years ago
Hypothyroidism is the most common thyroid disorder, and it is thought to affect around six to 10 per cent of women. Getting hypothyroidism under control https://tr.im/lrRtb
The prevalence rises with age - up to a quarter of women over the age of 65 years may be affected. Men are also affected, but less frequently. Hypothyroidism can be either primary or secondary. Primary hypothyroidism means that the thyroid gland itself is diseased, while secondary hypothyroidism is caused by problems with the pituitary gland, the brain structure that supervises the thyroid gland. The most common cause of primary hypothyroidism is the autoimmune condition Hashimoto’s disease.
